ASEAN Federation of Textile Industries - AFTEX 40th Council Meeting and 38 Plenary Session was held on the 16th- 18th January 2018 at Ratilanna Riverside Resort, Chiang Mai, Thailand. The meeting was joined by 9 AFTEX members of Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC), Indonesia Textile Association (API), Association of the Lao Garment Industry (ALGI), Malaysian Textile Manufacturers Association (MTMA), Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association (MGMA), Confederation of Garment Exporters of the Philippines (CONGEP), Singapore Textile and Fashion Federation (TAFF), The National Federation of Thai Textile Industries (NFTTI), Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS).